Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1966
Heleen
Heleen has 27 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 27
- total births
- 1966–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
27 girls have been named Heleen since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Heleen has 27 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2017.
- 27 total births
- 1966–2017 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Heleen since 1966, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.
- 27
- total births
- 1966–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Heleen was born in this single decade.
1966
Single peak year
6 babies were named Heleen in 1966 - its busiest year on record.
Heleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Heleen splits its recorded history at 2002: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Heleen at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
1966
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1966
Heleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2017
- Peak year (1966)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Heleen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Heleen's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Heleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Heleen? ▼
Heleen has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1966, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 6 babies were born in 1966, its single highest year.
When was Heleen most popular? ▼
Heleen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Heleen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Heleen since 1966 -- 52 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Heleen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Helen, Helena, Helene, Hellen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Heleen's data
- Heleen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Heleen
Nearby Names Like Heleen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Heleen
Helen Girl
#425 1,024,202 births
Helena Girl
#414 40,412 births
Helene Girl
#3759 33,334 births
Hellen Girl
#1637 8,353 births
Helga Girl
2,209 births
Compare Heleen side by side: Heleen vs Helen Heleen vs Helena Heleen vs Helene
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Heleen: Baby Name Since 1966 - 27 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/heleen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Heleen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.